Your personal message

Thank you!

Save to my dashboard

Saving

You've saved this page

Patient education is key to improving the health of mothers and their babies.

With more than 70 years of experience in health education, the March of Dimes provides a wide range of resources for patients and their families.

These materials are produced and regularly reviewed by a professional team that includes doctors, nurses and health educators. Visit marchofdimes.org/catalog to learn more about our patient education products.

Health action sheets

Share our bilingual health action sheets with your patients to help them have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby:

Are progesterone shots right for you? Encourages a woman with a history of premature birth to ask her prenatal care provider if progesterone shots may help prevent premature birth in her next pregnancy. Includes a tool that women and providers can use together to determine if 17P shots are right for each woman.

Signs and symptoms of preterm labor. Describes the signs and symptoms of preterm labor and what a woman can do if she has them. Includes a tool that women and providers can use together to determine when labor is preterm based on due date.

Resources for Zika virus and pregnancy

Zika is a virus that can cause serious problems during pregnancy. A pregnant woman infected with Zika can pass the virus to her baby. Zika infection during pregnancy causes a birth defect called microcephaly and other health problems. The March of Dimes has developed the following resources to help educate pregnant women and others about Zika:

Print and video products

We offer a range of print and video products that address preconception, pregnancy, prematurity, bereavement, baby care and genetics. Several of our products are easy-to-read, written at a 5th- to 7th-grade reading level to simplify the most complicated of health topics. Visit marchofdimes.org/catalog to view our print and video products.

Becoming a mom/Comenzando bien®

Our bilingual (English and Spanish) prenatal curriculum is designed to educate pregnant women in a supportive group setting. Nine sessions provide information on prenatal care, nutrition, stress, things to avoid during pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum care and newborn care. Go to marchofdimes.org/catalog to purchase the curriculum. Download our curriculum handouts in English and Spanish.

STAY UPDATED

Get to Know Us

Connect With Us

March of Dimes fights for the health of all moms and babies. We're advocating for policies to protect them. We're working to radically improve the health care they receive. We're pioneering research to find solutions. We're empowering families with the knowledge and tools to have healthier pregnancies. By uniting communities, we're building a brighter future for us all.